Razor-strop



G. D. COLEMAN, DECD.

a. s. COLEMAN, EXECUTRIX. v

RAZOR STROP.

APPLICA T|0N FILED Nov.2|. 1915.

1,355,813, 1 Patented Oct. 19,1920;

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coLEMAN, EXECUTRIXQOF R V RE, M SSACHUSE TS.

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Specification of Letters Patent. PatentedOctl 19, 1920.

Application filed November 21, 1916. Serial No. 132,557.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that GEORGE I). C LEMAN, deceased, late a citizen. of the U nlted States,

' did inventcertain new and useful Improve ments in Razor-Strops and I, NELL E S. COLEMAN, of Revere, in the county of Suifolk and State of lVIassachusetts, his executrix, do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such-as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

- The object of this invention is to produce a razor-strop, of simple and lnexpenslve construction, which can be conveniently of the hand, and without the necessity of a hook or other stationary-support. A

In traveling and under various other circumstances, it is inconvenient to be obliged support is lacking it is impossible to use the ordinary razor-strop, since it cannot be held in properly extended position. For this purpose strops have been devised in which self-contained means are provided for maintaining the strop-proper or strap in extended position, either under tension or upon a rigid supporting body, and such strops have, in some instances, been designed to be held in the hand when in use. Such previous devices have been unsatisfactory, however, by reason of the fact that they are difficult to hold in position for use without at the same time exposing the hand to danger of injury.-

In accordance with the present invention the object before mentioned is attained, and the disadvantages just referred to are avoided, by an arrangement in which the strap, which constitutes the sharpening member of the present device, is extended by means of a sheet-metal member which comprises upturned-ends, to which the strap is attached, and a central body-portion which is of such width and length. that it will lie fiat upon, and be firmly supported by, the palm of the extended hand. To retain the body in this position a band is attached to it at the middle, this band being adapted to encircle the hand of the user.

' With. this arrangement, either a slight mus- .of the material of theband, enables the band to .be placed under sufficient tension to maintain. thedevice firmly seated upon thepalm, so that it may be conveniently'used;

in stropping a razor withoutthe, assistance of any extraneous support.

I In addition to the mainfeatures of the invention just pointed out, the invention also involves details of construction by which the manufacture of the device is rendered simple and inexpensive, and by which the'strap is connected with the metallic body-member in such a manner that y it may be easily adjusted as to tension, or entirely removed whenreplacement is necessary. i c

In the accompanymg drawlngs. Figure l is a perspective view of a strop embody fing the present invention; and Fig. 2 is a t the middle of the cross-section. through strop. M l v I The invention is. illustrated as embodied in a stropcomprising a sharpening-member or strap 5, and a strap-supporting-member which is formed of resilient sheet-metal and comprises a straight fiat body-portion 6, and upturned ends 7. Each end-portion 7 is provided with parallel slots 8, and one end of the strap 5 is threaded through these 7 slots with its extremity inwardly directed while the other extremity is outwardly directed. In. this manner the strap is secured to the end-member 7, and the frictional hold between the strap and the slotted metal is sufficient to maintain any tension to which the strap may be subjected.

The body6 is of such width and length that it may conveniently be held flat upon the palm of the extended hand. To secure it in this position a band 9 is attached to the metal of the body. For this purpose the body is provided near each lateral edge with two longitudinal slots 10, through which the ends of the band 9 are threaded and inwhich they are frictionally secured. The band is of such length as to pass closely around the back of the hand, and it may be put undersufiicient tension by a slight mus-- cular effort of the fingers. It is preferable, however, to provide the band with an elastic portion to maintain its tension, and for this purpose it is shown in the drawings as having a central. part 11 of elastic webbing.

The strap 5' may be made as indicated;

in the sketch, with one-half of its surface rough or coarse and the'other half fine. Whenever it stretches to such an extent as to be under insufficient tension, the outwardlydirected end of the strap may be grasped and pulled forcibly through the slots 8 sufficiently to renew the tension, or the strap may easily be removed entirely from the slots and a new one substituted.

It will be apparent that the strop of the present invention may be constructed very inexpensively, since the metal member has originally the form of an elongated rectangle, which may be out without waste from sheet-metal, and which it is then necessary only to slot and bend by simple machineoperations. The several parts of the strop may then be very easily assembled. WVhen the strop is in use it not only is supported firmly and conveniently on the palm of the hand, but the hand is also protected against accidental injury, even in case the razorblade should cut entirely through the strap as sometimes happens in unskilful use of the ordinary razor-strop.

The rounded form of the end members 7 is such that at the ends of the operative ortion Of'tllG strap 5 no metal parts project above the surface of the strap, and thus there is no chance of accidental contact of the razor-blade with such parts. By reason of its inexpensive construction andcompact form the present strop is particularly useful in connection with safety-razors, or

as a part of the outfitsold therewith.

Having thus described the invention and the preferred manner of practising it, it is definitely stated in'its' true scope in the following claims.

What is claimed as new 1s:

1. A razor-strop having, in combination, an elongated flat plate of resilient sheet metal having the opposite ends thereof rolled upwardly and inwardly,'a strap extended lengthwise of said plate and supported by the top surface of said rolled ends and securedv thereto, and a band attached to the mid-portion ofsaid plate and extended transversely thereunder to permit the insertion of the hand to secure the plate upon the palm thereof.

'2. A razor-strop havlng, in combination,

an elongated plate of resilient sheet metalj with upwardly-turned ends, the body por- NELLIE s. COLEMAN, Ewecutflw of George Coleman, deceased. 

